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Speaking to ITV breakfast show Daybreak, Nu Vibe band member Ashford Campbell said of Tulisa: ‘She was really, really supportive and close to us. She fought for us from the beginning, she put us together herself and she was really proud of us. And that really inspired us and we wanted to do her proud. We feel like we did the best we could do.

‘Obviously we didn’t want to go out so early in the competition, but it’s an achievement to have made it as far as we did.’

Bandmate Stefan Romer said: ‘She [Tulisa] was heartbroken, everyone said that it was just the most awful decision. And last week sending 2 Shoes home, I can’t imagine what she felt last night.’

Speaking of the moment they awaited their X Factor fate, Campbell added: ‘We were just on edge waiting for the judges to say who they were saving and we believed they were going to say us because we had faith in ourselves. But it’s not the end of the road, we only go upwards from here.’